29 Mar 2024
Saturday 18 February 2017 - 09:49
Story Code : 251495

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Saturday, 18-02-2017

Iran Daily


Tillerson denies suggesting US wants to scrap Iran deal
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday he did not suggest to French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault that Washington planned to scrap the Iranian nuclear agreement.

Iran retains world FS title in thrilling bouts
Irans 125kg wrestler Komeyl Qassemi had a heavy duty in the title-deciding final against Nick Gwiazdowski from USA that was one win shy of the championship in the 2017 Freestyle World Cup in Kermanshah, western Iran.

Germany: Israeli settlements could end prospect for peace
Germanys foreign minister on Thursday warned that building more Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories could end the prospect of a two-state solution and fuel conflict in the region.

Hezbollah chief urges Israel to dismantle Dimona nuclear reactor
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned that the Lebanese resistance group, in any future round of fighting with Israel, would not only hit the tank where Israels stocks of ammonia are stored but also hit the nuclear reactor in Dimona.

Iran reaches lease financing deal for 77 Boeing, Airbus planes
Tehran has reached a deal with an international aircraft leasing company to finance the acquisition of 77 planes from Boeing and Airbus.

Daesh bombing kills scores at Pakistan shrine
Pakistani forces killed and arrested dozens of suspects in sweeping raids as the death toll from a massive suicide bombing by the Daesh terror group that targeted a famed Sufi shrine the day before rose to 88 on Friday.

Spokesman: US, Israeli leaders new claims worthless
Iran said Israels atomic weapons arsenal represents the biggest threat to the world peace, dismissing new allegations by Israeli and US leaders against Irans nuclear program as hollow and worthless.

Zarif in Germany for Munich Security Conference
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is in Germany for a three-day conference on security.

Turkey, Iran, Russia to supervise Syrian cease-fire
Iran, Russia and Turkey on Thursday agreed to set up a joint commission to supervise the Syria truce.

Tehran Times


Astana talks create joint trilateral ceasefire group
The Syria peace talks in Kazakhstans Astana were concluded without a final statement, although Russia declared the creation of a joint trilateral group to monitor the ceasefire.

Russian deputy PM due in Tehran to negotiate IranEAEU FTZ
Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov will be in Tehran on February 21 to negotiate the creation of a free trade zone (FTZ) between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

Zarif attends Munich Security Conference
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived at Germany on Wednesday for the Munich Security Conference.

France directly liable for killings in Syria: Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Frances support for terrorist groups operating against the Syrian government and people is a direct cause of bloodshed in the country.

Clergymen participate in military drill near Qom
A cleric fires a warhead by a rocket-propelled grenade at a three-day local drill near Qom, 139 kilometers southwest of Tehran.

Official calls nuclear remarks by Trump, Netanyahu worthless
Tehran on Wednesday called the recent remarks by Israel and U.S. rulers on the 2015 international nuclear deal empty and worthless, citing numerous verification reports by the International Atomic Energy Agency on the accord.

Iran strongly condemns suicide attack in Pakistan
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi condemned on Friday a deadly suicide blast in Pakistan claimed by the terrorist Daesh group.

Moscow-Tehran ties not dependent on external circumstances: Ryabkov
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday that relations between Iran and Russia do not depend on external circumstances, as the two countries cooperate on many issues, including counter-terrorism and the Iranian nuclear deal, and will continue to do so.

Iran, Oman, Kuwait determined to expand strategic ties
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said that Iran, Oman and Kuwait are determined to expand strategic ties.
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